❗️Risk of an Accident The sanctioned tanker VIREL (IMO 9299874), flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea, is sailing northward off the coast of Senegal. The vessel is quite old (built in 2005) and is operating without insurance. There is a risk of an environmental accident. Subscribe

🚢❌Wales' Environmental Inspectorate reported massive oil spills by Shadow Fleet Representatives of Wales' Environmental Inspectorate have said that the number of oil spills involving Russian ships has increased sharply recently. Over the past year, at least ten ships have continued to operate freely in the Atlantic Ocean after discharging oil. This demonstrates that tankers belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet" continue to dump oil off the coasts of Europe. According to preliminary estimates, cleaning up a single major oil spill caused by such a tanker could cost up to 1.5 billion euros. Inspectors argue that measures to counter these Russian tankers must be strengthened—specifically by increasing the number of technical inspections, which should be conducted directly on the high seas. Subscribe

⛴❗️Estonian environmentalists concerned about the dangers of the shadow fleet Representatives of environmental organizations in Estonia have again organized a protest against the increase in the number of flights of the Russian shadow fleet. Up to 100 people turned out, carrying signs that read "No to Fossil Fuels," "No to Polluting the Planet," and "We Oppose Blood Oil." Participants expressed deep concern over the Russian shadow fleet’s increasing activity in the Baltic Sea. They warned that this leads to frequent environmental accidents at sea, the escalating destruction of marine flora and fauna, a continued reliance on fossil fuels, and the financing of international terrorism and military conflicts. The activists are calling for a more rigorous crackdown on these shadow tankers—specifically by expanding naval and law enforcement missions by EU nations, which would have the authority to intercept and detain vessels on the high seas. Subscribe